United States

34.2%

33.0%

32.8%

42.6%

43.0%

31.3%

New England:

Connecticut

27.5%

25.6%

30.3%

*

39.8%

*

42.4%

25.2%

Maine

28.1%

25.1%

38.7%

27.9%

*

37.9%

23.6%

Massachusetts

29.1%

29.7%

38.2%

14.9%

40.6%

26.3%

New Hampshire

31.9%

31.4%

40.1%

24.7%

44.9%

28.6%

Rhode Island

28.2%

29.8%

21.8%

*

29.2%

37.0%

25.8%

Vermont

33.1%

37.9%

15.4%

29.3%

32.6%

33.3%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

25.5%

24.1%

23.5%

*

41.0%

47.2%

21.8%

New York

27.3%

25.3%

25.4%

38.0%

30.5%

26.5%

Pennsylvania

35.3%

38.0%

14.9%

40.5%

41.9%

33.2%

East North Central:

Illinois

37.4%

38.8%

33.5%

34.8%

44.6%

34.9%

Indiana

39.3%

35.4%

46.2%

49.0%

52.8%

34.3%

Michigan

30.2%

28.5%

27.0%

40.8%

37.4%

27.2%

Ohio

34.8%

29.4%

32.3%

54.5%

40.4%

32.2%

Wisconsin

30.9%

28.6%

42.5%

22.7%

40.3%

27.6%

West North Central:

Iowa

33.8%

30.6%

46.9%

36.6%

35.1%

33.3%

Kansas

33.4%

30.9%

31.9%

*

48.4%

38.9%

31.2%

Minnesota

37.2%

34.1%

52.6%

32.8%

39.8%

36.2%

Missouri

34.3%

36.8%

29.2%

24.3%

37.5%

33.0%

Nebraska

34.6%

37.1%

29.2%

*

25.8%

30.2%

36.9%

North Dakota

35.1%

34.5%

38.9%

33.8%

*

44.3%

31.3%

South Dakota

28.5%

29.1%

18.6%

35.7%

33.9%

25.3%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

40.0%

40.0%

36.6%

43.1%

57.0%

34.9%

District of Columbia

38.0%

37.8%

42.6%

30.6%

*

38.3%

37.9%

Florida

38.0%

33.4%

44.8%

61.4%

57.3%

31.3%

Georgia

36.3%

34.8%

40.0%

43.5%

41.0%

34.9%

Maryland

34.2%

33.8%

25.4%

*

45.6%

40.2%

32.6%

North Carolina

40.5%

39.2%

24.6%

59.7%

56.0%

33.0%

South Carolina

38.8%

39.5%

41.9%

31.9%

*

47.7%

34.9%

Virginia

33.3%

32.1%

35.8%

37.0%

28.4%

34.9%

West Virginia

39.7%

38.4%

42.3%

43.4%

37.1%

41.3%

East South Central:

Alabama

36.8%

32.1%

44.6%

58.6%

55.9%

28.9%

Kentucky

35.6%

33.5%

46.7%

40.2%

38.0%

34.5%

Mississippi

42.4%

36.8%

53.9%

65.7%

47.4%

39.2%

Tennessee

37.8%

30.4%

49.1%

64.8%

51.9%

30.7%

West South Central:

Arkansas

38.3%

39.2%

47.4%

20.2%

35.4%

40.2%

Louisiana

33.9%

32.0%

35.4%

43.2%

40.1%

30.3%

Oklahoma

33.2%

30.5%

37.4%

*

49.1%

38.6%

29.8%

Texas

41.3%

40.4%

34.7%

57.6%

51.4%

36.5%

Mountain:

Arizona

39.2%

38.7%

28.4%

57.4%

58.4%

32.9%

Colorado

40.6%

42.5%

37.5%

*

27.8%

35.4%

41.7%

Idaho

31.7%

31.5%

24.2%

43.9%

*

40.5%

28.7%

Montana

33.2%

32.1%

36.2%

*

37.0%

*

26.9%

*

35.2%

Nevada

31.1%

30.0%

30.0%

*

43.0%

33.4%

30.5%

New Mexico

40.0%

39.9%

34.8%

*

47.4%

41.0%

39.6%

Utah

36.8%

38.7%

32.5%

29.0%

*

45.1%

34.8%

Wyoming

40.0%

40.6%

45.5%

26.5%

33.2%

42.1%

Pacific:

Alaska

41.1%

44.9%

12.3%

*

50.4%

57.8%

38.3%

California

32.0%

31.7%

24.7%

45.1%

39.3%

30.4%

Hawaii

29.4%

30.7%

22.6%

31.1%

34.9%

27.5%

Oregon

30.2%

31.1%

27.0%

*

29.2%

*

39.9%

27.5%

Washington

29.4%

29.6%

25.7%

*

32.3%

45.7%

27.1%

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2008 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.

* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

** The definition of low-wage employees changed in 2000. These data are not comparable to IC data prior to 2000. See Technical Appendix for details.

United States

0.44%

0.82%

1.62%

1.15%

1.04%

0.54%

New England:

Connecticut

1.86%

2.42%

10.27%

*

12.53%

*

8.75%

1.83%

Maine

2.53%

2.66%

10.75%

9.61%

*

7.81%

2.89%

Massachusetts

2.09%

2.71%

5.98%

4.24%

3.78%

2.94%

New Hampshire

1.61%

2.26%

6.55%

6.60%

5.46%

2.31%

Rhode Island

3.00%

3.67%

9.32%

*

4.78%

6.52%

3.76%

Vermont

2.70%

3.84%

3.77%

8.14%

5.07%

2.97%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

2.06%

2.21%

10.24%

*

10.81%

8.51%

2.20%

New York

2.12%

2.93%

4.12%

5.55%

4.77%

2.75%

Pennsylvania

2.89%

3.65%

3.37%

7.92%

5.49%

3.06%

East North Central:

Illinois

1.60%

2.23%

6.67%

7.76%

6.22%

2.18%

Indiana

3.06%

4.86%

8.31%

10.23%

4.97%

4.53%

Michigan

2.89%

3.42%

5.26%

9.41%

6.86%

3.12%

Ohio

2.43%

2.16%

5.79%

7.79%

3.95%

2.19%

Wisconsin

4.16%

4.94%

5.72%

6.52%

6.21%

5.75%

West North Central:

Iowa

2.24%

1.59%

9.75%

8.40%

3.38%

2.40%

Kansas

2.98%

2.65%

10.10%

*

9.09%

4.01%

3.60%

Minnesota

2.09%

2.02%

7.21%

7.59%

6.05%

3.05%

Missouri

2.56%

4.02%

5.55%

5.61%

4.72%

3.06%

Nebraska

3.71%

4.48%

12.17%

*

7.44%

3.55%

5.15%

North Dakota

3.58%

3.47%

8.72%

10.79%

*

6.27%

3.54%

South Dakota

3.31%

4.13%

5.58%

7.85%

6.39%

4.50%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

2.67%

3.45%

8.95%

9.98%

6.28%

3.35%

District of Columbia

1.37%

1.60%

11.64%

12.21%

*

7.22%

1.89%

Florida

3.57%

4.06%

8.88%

8.70%

5.72%

4.18%

Georgia

3.66%

4.49%

8.78%

10.04%

7.57%

4.02%

Maryland

4.06%

4.43%

8.32%

*

9.92%

9.00%

4.18%

North Carolina

1.64%

1.97%

6.01%

8.70%

6.25%

3.43%

South Carolina

1.87%

3.38%

4.04%

9.91%

*

6.98%

3.86%

Virginia

1.46%

2.44%

8.99%

8.77%

5.01%

2.66%

West Virginia

3.89%

4.15%

9.72%

9.08%

5.15%

4.97%

East South Central:

Alabama

2.94%

2.94%

9.85%

10.95%

7.51%

3.91%

Kentucky

3.99%

5.42%

9.23%

9.90%

4.97%

5.24%

Mississippi

4.19%

5.08%

10.01%

10.89%

6.10%

6.12%

Tennessee

2.52%

3.21%

11.19%

8.79%

6.28%

2.58%

West South Central:

Arkansas

4.06%

4.08%

13.50%

5.32%

6.03%

5.22%

Louisiana

2.80%

3.53%

6.69%

11.39%

7.23%

3.83%

Oklahoma

3.42%

4.38%

11.68%

*

11.58%

4.61%

3.14%

Texas

1.76%

2.81%

5.91%

3.28%

3.36%

3.08%

Mountain:

Arizona

2.32%

3.82%

7.52%

12.26%

3.89%

3.78%

Colorado

3.34%

4.35%

11.43%

*

7.46%

7.84%

3.76%

Idaho

2.79%

4.06%

4.67%

14.89%

*

6.79%

3.10%

Montana

3.01%

3.29%

11.71%

*

11.58%

*

9.12%

*

3.31%

Nevada

2.28%

2.84%

11.23%

*

12.21%

6.86%

2.60%

New Mexico

1.93%

3.54%

10.62%

*

9.26%

5.59%

2.91%

Utah

2.75%

4.81%

7.89%

9.49%

*

7.72%

3.96%

Wyoming

2.93%

3.26%

12.17%

7.51%

8.11%

3.54%

Pacific:

Alaska

4.44%

4.63%

6.74%

*

11.62%

9.54%

3.54%

California

1.13%

2.21%

5.27%

6.67%

4.85%

1.74%

Hawaii

2.95%

3.27%

4.89%

8.40%

7.11%

3.53%

Oregon

3.15%

3.75%

9.78%

*

9.42%

*

8.14%

3.23%

Washington

3.51%

5.09%

8.78%

*

7.50%

9.36%

3.85%

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2008 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.

* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

** The definition of low-wage employees changed in 2000. These data are not comparable to IC data prior to 2000. See Technical Appendix for details.